The Deserter and the Nomads (1968)
An apocalyptic story of three wars in three film tales encompassing the end of the WWI,WWII, as well as a vision of the world destroyed by nuclear weapons. This film was honored at the film festivals in Venice and Sorrento. Immediately after that the copy with Italian subtitles was locked in a safe as evidence of the anti-communist activities of the director, who used real footage of the Soviet invasion.
Director:
Juraj Jakubisko
Writers:
Juraj Jakubisko, Karol Sidon, Ladislav Ťažký.
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Ferencz Gejza as Kalmán (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Mikuláš Ladižinský as Martin (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Helena Gorovová as Lila (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Alexandra Sekulová as Mara (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Albert Vojtech Pagáč as Bergman (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Augustín Kubán as White Rider (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Václav Kovařík as Crippled Christ (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Štefan Pettö as Cripple (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Mikuláš Cincula as Scarred (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Gejza Spišák as Policeman (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Alexander Kautnik as Policeman (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Ján Švec as Policeman (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Magda Vášáryová as Dominika (segment "Dominika") |
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Ferdinand Vilím as Michal (segment "Dominika") |
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Oľga Vronská as (segment "Dominika") |
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Samuel Adamčík as Porun (segment "Dominika") |
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Ján Gubala as (segment "Dominika") |
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Augustín Kubán as Death (segment "Dominika") |
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Juraj Kukura as (segment "Dominika") |
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Ivan Krivosudský as (segment "Dominika") |
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Mikuláš Ladižinský as (segment "Dominika") |
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Ivan Macho as (segment "Dominika") |
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Ľudovít Reiter as (segment "Dominika") |
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Jozef Šikuta as (segment "Dominika") |
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Ľudovít Šarkózy as (segment "Dominika") |
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Gejza Sedlák as (segment "Dominika") |
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Františka Horková as (segment "Dominika") |
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Oľga Maiová as (segment "Dominika") |
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Roman Ondiáš as (segment "Dominika") |
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Arpád Rigo as (segment "Dominika") |
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Oľga Adamčíková as Old Woman (segment "Pútnici") |
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Peter Debnár as Groom (segment "Pútnici") |
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Ferencz Gejza as Kalmán (segment "Pútnici") |
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Helena Gorovová as Lila (segment "Pútnici") |
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Mikuláš Ladižinský as Martin (segment "Pútnici") |
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Ina Gogálová as Ivka (segment "Pútnici") |
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Ondrej Bendík as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Vojtech Brablec as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Mária Dvořáková as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Štefan Felinger as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Mária Grabanová as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Anton Heumann as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Ján Hudec as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Ján Hyža as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Ján Jakubisko as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Mária Lešková as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Mária Lukáčová as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Michal Laube as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Terézia Malíková as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Jana Ňachajová as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Jozef Rehák as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Mária Ščurková as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Jana Stehnová as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Helena Šestáková as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Anna Varechová as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Alžbeta Zákutná as (segment "Pútnici") |
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J. Biháry as (segment "Pútnici") |
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D. Farkaš as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Ladislav Fecko as Kalmán (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
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Ida Rapaičová as Lila (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
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Jela Lukešová as Mara (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
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Július Vašek as Bergman (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
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Ľudovít Ozábal as White Rider (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
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Štefan Janči as Crippled Christ (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
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Eduard Bindas as Cripple (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
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Michal Safko as Scarred (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
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Ernest Kostelník as Policeman (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
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Jozef Kuchár as Policeman (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
| Directing | Juraj Jakubisko | Director |
| Writing | Ladislav Ťažký | Story |
| Writing | Juraj Jakubisko | Screenplay |
| Writing | Karol Sidon | Story |
| Writing | Karol Sidon | Screenplay |
| Writing | Juraj Jakubisko | Story |
| Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Ivan Vaníček | Production Design |
| Art | Oľga Maiová | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Liďáková | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zdenka Bočánková | Costumer |
| Sound | Alexander Pallós | Sound |
| Production | Ladislav Ondreička | Production Manager |
| Directing | František Velecký | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Karol Sidon | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tibor Michalčík | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ján Gogál | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tibor Michalčík | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Stanislav Daníček | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Stanislav Doršic | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Alfréd Kern | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Stanislav Doršic | Camera Operator |
| Art | Oľga Maiová | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Ludovít Chudý | Property Master |
| Art | Milan Tardík | Property Master |
| Production | Štefan Pytel | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Gejza Nagy | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Helena Mešková | Script |
| Crew | Tatiana Hentzová | Script |
| Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
| Writing | Ladislav Ťažký | Screenplay |
| Production | Moris Ergas | Producer |
| Production | Turi Vasile | Producer |
| Camera | Juraj Jakubisko | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Maximilián Remeň | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helena Anýžová | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mária Grandtnerová | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Imrich Waczulík | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Mario Morra | Editor |